In this article we will show you what crafts in the form of snowmen you can make with your own hands from scrap materials.

Of course, you can and should make real characters out of snow! For example, :

But what if you live in the south, and there is snow only somewhere high in the mountains? Or is there enough snow outside, but you want to have a cheerful, never-melting friend at home? Or maybe in kindergarten Or is there an exhibition of winter crafts at school and you urgently need to create a small miracle with your own hands?

Then our ideas, photographs and master classes on making snowmen are for you!

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Snowmen made of cotton wool

Cotton wool is a material that looks very similar to snow in its lightness and whiteness. It is not surprising that many crafts are made from it. To keep the snowman in shape, prepare a foil base, plastic bottles, burnt out light bulbs or just lumps of paper, and cotton wool is already glued on top.

Step by step description

Cotton toys carry a special atmosphere. They are very light, pleasant in the hands and do not break. Everything needed for work can be found in every home. This master class by Svetlana Satina shows how to make a snowman from cotton wool and PVA glue.

Materials:
- cotton wool,
- newspaper or magazine,
- foil,
- white paper napkins,
- threads,
- PVA glue,
- brush,
- toothpick,
- awl,
- twine thread,
- Red ribbon,
- acrylic paints or watercolors.

Progress

Roll three balls of different diameters from an old newspaper. We connect them together and secure them tightly with foil.

Zig-zag cotton wool is more suitable for creating toys. It easily splits into strips and is easier to work with. We divide the cotton wool into strips and wrap them around the snowman, wrapping them tightly with threads. White threads are more suitable for work, as they are easier to mask with pieces of cotton wool. We try to pull the thread so that it lies in different directions. We increase the cotton mass until we get a figure of the desired shape and size.
Keep in mind that wet work awaits us, after which the snowman will increase in volume.

The figure in rough outline is ready, now you can move on to the details. We dilute PVA glue in half with water to make it more liquid. If you don’t have such glue on hand, you can always replace it with paste. By the way, our ancestors worked with him. The only downside of the paste is that after drying it turns yellow.
Again we split the cotton wool into thin pieces and paste them over the workpiece, thoroughly coating the cotton wool with glue. While working, we try to smooth out all the layers as tightly as possible so that the toy turns out with a good crust after drying.

While we are working with wet cotton wool, we constantly smooth it with our fingers, trying to press harder to expel excess air.
We form handles from two identical strips of cotton wool and glue them to the body. We make a small cotton cone and glue it to the place of the nose. Use a toothpick to draw a line for the mouth, and use it to outline the eyes.

In general terms, the snowman is ready, it's time to send it out to dry. This takes several hours, sometimes even days. To speed up the process, some dry the figures on a radiator, then the material shrinks less smoothly.
When the toy is completely dry, we begin to further shape it. From the whites paper napkins make a hat. We fold the dry napkin spontaneously, as if creating a headdress. We coat the improvised hat with a large amount of glue. We wait until the napkin is completely wet and make folds on the hat.

To make a scarf, cut the napkin in half, fold it several times in width and apply glue to inner side and smooth it with your finger right on the table. Then we wrap the scarf around the snowman's head, beautifully distributing the folds. If anyone has plain colored napkins on hand, then you can use them to make clothes for a snowman; you won’t have to paint them in the future. At this stage, we send the toy to dry again.

How to color a snowman

Our snowman is dry and ready for further action.

To color the toy, take a yellow one acrylic paint, dilute it with PVA glue and apply it to the scarf and hat. Bye yellow Once it dries, paint the nose of the carrot orange. We draw the mouth in red, put black dots in place of the eyes, and outline the eyebrows. Using the same color, we apply light strokes on the carrots, imitating cracks.
Acrylic paint dries quickly and you can start decorating the scarf and headdress. We draw red stripes on the scarf and put white dots. We put red paint on a flat brush, lightly wipe it on a napkin and use a dry brush to pass along the top of the cap. Overall, the snowman is ready, but something is missing. Among New Year's toys I found a small golden ball that fit well on the snowman's hand.
In this form, the cotton wool snowman has a complete image. If there is no goal of hanging it on the Christmas tree, then you can consider the work finished.

To decorate the New Year's beauty with a toy, you need to make a puncture in the upper area of ​​the hat with an awl. We thread a twine cord through the hole with a crochet hook, tie a knot and decorate with a red ribbon.

Now the toy is completely ready. And this is him paired with a friend.

The creative and cheerful Snowman Olaf from Frozen -

More options for how to make cotton snowmen; every child can do such crafts:

Simple but effective crafts are made from cotton pads.

"Snowman". Trushina Lydia, 8 years old.
The base of the snowman is made of paper and covered with cotton wool. Hat made of cardboard and lid. The Christmas tree is made of painted cotton pads.

From plastic cups

"Snowman". Dmitrachkova Valeria Valerievna.

Video from YouTube channel on how to make a snowman from plastic cups:

Snowman from a plastic bottle -

Snowman made from a sock

Vorsina Lyudmila Leonidovna, work performed jointly with Vorsina Luchezara.

Snowman made from a sock. Materials: clean white sock, knitted scarf, sequins, beads, buttons, padding polyester inside.

Everything is sewn on with regular thread, the scarf is tied.

Video “A snowman made from a sock in 5 minutes”:

“Visiting the Snowmen.” Alferov Alexey.
The work is made from pieces of fabric and cotton swabs.

Snowman using sculptural textile technique - :

From fabric

Felt snowmen

The master class was prepared by Olga Mikhailovna Zakharova.

Materials:

• Felt: white, blue, red, orange, black, light blue,
• glue "Moment"
• braid,
• needle and thread,
• black half beads (for eyes),
• two buttons,
• a piece of white fur,
• padding polyester (batting),
• the roll is white.

Description of work, step by step:

1. From white felt, cut out a snowman according to the pattern (2 parts).

Between them there is a layer of padding polyester. Sew both halves together.

2. Cut out mittens, mittens, a hat, and a scarf from red (blue) padding polyester. Glue it onto the snowman using Moment glue.

3.Glue the braid onto felt boots, mittens, a hat and a scarf.

4.We cover the snowman with white braid (ruliks).

5. Cut out and glue the eyes, mouth, cheeks, nose. Glue the buttons.

Homemade snowman is ready!

Video on how to quickly sew a snowman from fleece:

"Snowman" Verenich Olga.
The snowman is made of cotton material and filled with padding polyester. Small details and the hat are made of felt. Painted with watercolors. The buttons are made of salt dough. The scarf is made of wool.

"Snowman". Zakharova Olga Mikhailovna.
Made of fleece, the hat and scarf are knitted and decorated with beads.

"The snowman is rushing to the Christmas tree." Shekhalev Yaroslav.
Sequins, beads, felt, cardboard.

"Snowman" Sudarikov Ilya.
Made from foam balls coated with acrylic relief paste “Snow”. Felt hat, scarf, mittens and nose. Wire handles with tinsel. Decorated with rhinestones.

"Snowman". Sementsova Natalya.
The work is made of cut threads.

"Olaf the Snowman" Sudarikov Ilya.
Sewn according to a felt pattern.

Paper snowman

In this master class I will show you how to make a funny snowman from a cardboard tube from cling film, foil or a sleeve from toilet paper. Such a funny craft will not leave any child indifferent. You can decorate with it or perform a festive performance. Make a few of these toys, and here you go winter collection crafts will be replenished with new original characters.

To make a snowman you will need the following materials:

Using a black marker, draw a snowman's face and buttons on the tube. If you wish, you can color it with colored markers, pencils or paints. You can also decorate the craft with glitter, decorative glue, and stickers.

Glue with reverse side DIY bamboo skewers using a hot glue gun. Make a nose in the shape of a carrot from plasticine. Glue the hair from colored paper. Make legs from cardboard. To do this, glue two circles from below using a heat gun. This is the final snowman!

Made from paper napkins snowman. We mixed 1 third of water and 2 thirds of PVA glue, dipped white napkins in this mixture and rolled them into balls, combined our blanks while wet and let our snowman dry, then glued bead eyes, a cardboard nose and cap to it, and drew a mouth with a felt-tip pen . The snowman is ready. (from the master class "" of the Vasyukov family)

New Year's decor of a chocolate bar in the shape of a snowman

Get sweet gift It’s always a pleasure, and if it’s also decorated in a special way, the surprise will be doubly pleasant. An ordinary chocolate bar can be decorated using the popular winter image of a snowman. This is a unique gift for the New Year. You can make it for a baby, put a yummy disguised treat under an elegant Christmas tree. Or the child himself can make one New Year's craft to give it to someone. The snowman will turn out to be cheerful and mischievous.

What you need to prepare to decorate the chocolate bar:

• the chocolate itself - a traditional bar;
• white paper, colored paper;
• yellow and red fluffy pompoms;
• green paper - plain or corrugated;
• decorative tape with beautiful design or grosgrain ribbon;
• doll eyes or a black pen;
• scissors;
• glue or Double-sided tape.

How to decorate a chocolate bar for the New Year step by step

1. Take a sweet gift and prepare everything you need for work - paper, fluffies, eyes. If there are no pompoms, then they can be replaced with real buttons or half beads. The snowman will be white, so a regular sheet of white office paper will be suitable as the main material. Any Christmas-themed items you have will work.

2. Carefully wrap the sheet around the chocolate bar, leaving a sweet gift inside. The top and bottom parts can be left unbent to use less glue. Seal only the back wall using a glue stick or double-sided tape. You can wrap the paper in one or several layers so that the pattern of the chocolate bar does not show through, and it is a surprise for the child what is inside. The excess parts at the top and bottom can be trimmed with scissors if desired. In front of you is a white rectangle, which is the basis of the craft. Next you need to turn him into a snowman.

3. Take a beautiful decorative or regular tape and stick it on so as to indicate the head and torso, draw out a small tail. The transverse stripe will visually divide the figure into 2 unequal parts. The ribbon will become the snowman's scarf. Attach doll eyes at the top or draw them with a black pen.

4. Attach 3 yellow pom-poms in the form of buttons at the bottom, and place a carrot near the eyes. This snowman decor is quite traditional. Cut carrots from orange paper. This is the nose.

5. Make a hat using black or purple paper. Prepare a cylinder, glue 3 red pompoms on it and glue green leaves to make a Christmas flower.

6. When the hat is ready, stick it on the top of your head. Glue it to the heart area decorative decoration– a heart, complemented with rhinestones. An interesting sweet New Year gift for a child is ready. You can make a whole basket of such products, using not only the image of a snowman, but also the famous Father Frost, Snow Maiden, deer, penguin, and so on. Get creative by introducing children who love candy to exciting creativity.

Another paper snowman -

Snowman made using papier-mâché technique -

“Snowman”. Gronskikh Sofia.
The snowman is made of colored paper and cardboard. Multi-colored napkins are used for decoration.

"Snowman" Svintsov Vadim.
The snowman is made of corrugated paper. Decorated with a knitted hat and scarf. Inside the snowman is filled with padding polyester.

"New Year's miracle." Spring Julia.
The work is made of threads using PVA glue. Decorated with rhinestones.

"Snowman". Markarian Anastasia.
Materials used: woolen threads, balloon, black beads, rhinestones, PVA glue, cotton wool.

Made from four foam balls. Each ball is wrapped with twine and painted with white gouache. The eyes are half beads. The hat and scarf are knitted.

Knitted snowmen

Knitted Snowman. Nemtsova Sonya.

Snowman made of beads

Video on how to weave simple snowmen from beads:

"Winter fun" Galkina Victoria.
The work is made of salt dough, sequins, toothpicks.

"Snowman". Peskov Timofey. The base of the snowman is a light bulb, coated with salt dough.

From scrap materials

Snowmen made of foil insulation are toys for the city Christmas tree, made by children with the help of teachers.

Khadanovich Pavel. " Snow friends«.
Cover the burnt-out light bulbs with white gouache and let them dry. We draw snowmen's faces with multi-colored gouache. We decode the base of the light bulb with hats, and we crochet pigtails for the girl. The result is a Christmas tree toy like this:

If you know how to make a snowman, then you can make it with your children, and they will take the creative work to the garden or school. This attribute of winter and New Year is created from various materials, from unnecessary things.

To make such a funny character, you can use socks that are out of fashion or that have become too small for your child. To work you will need:

• light sock;
• colored sock;
• padding polyester;
• rubber bands;
• white yarn;
• buttons;
• needle with thread.

The size of the socks depends on how big you want your snowman toy to be. You can use small or large. Take a sock and fill the bottom 3cm with rice.

White grains are not visible through the fabric. This filler will help the structure to be stable. If you don’t have rice and the sock is thick, you can pour another light grain into it, for example, millet.

Place padding polyester on top of the cereal, thus filling the sock to the heel. Make small balls on the right and left by pulling the sock with pieces of padding polyester with an elastic band - you get blanks for handles. Just above this place, in the middle, also tie the sock with an elastic band. This is a snowman's throat made from a sock. Now we need to make his head. To do this, fill part of the sock with padding polyester above the neck, round it, and tie it on top with an elastic band.

Shows how to make a snowman with your own hands photo above. Looking at it, you will understand that at this stage you need to replace the elastic bands with white yarn.

Next, we make a cap for a funny character. A colorful sock will go with it. Put it on the head of this assistant of Santa Claus and tie it at the back of the head with a thin elastic band. The length of the hat can be any, cut off the excess, tie yarn instead of an elastic band. Decorate the tip of the cap as you wish by cutting its edge, or leave it as is.

Now let's start creating the face. Buttons of blue color will serve as the eyes, and the brown one as the nose. Sew three black buttons onto his belly, use scraps of a sock to make a scarf with fluffy ends and hang it around the snowman’s neck.

The next craft is no less interesting - the idea will tell you what use can be made for used plastic cups. If you have a lot of them, then you will get a big snowman. It can be placed in the office, on the street, next to any institution. It will decorate the building and attract the attention of passersby.

DIY snowman made from plastic cups

For this craft, in addition to empty containers, you will need a stapler. For decoration you will need:

• carrot;
• colored paper;
• cardboard;
• textile.

Start by making the top ball. To do this, fasten the cups together with a stapler, placing them evenly to each other, with the bottom in one direction. Soon they themselves will take the desired circle shape. In the same way you will make the second half of the snowman. The top ball should be smaller than the bottom one.

Both of these figures are circles; they do not need to be completed to the end; the bottom must remain free so that the snowman made from plastic cups is stable.

Connect his head to his body using a stapler, and tie this place with a scarf made of corrugated paper. From it, or from ordinary colored paper, you will make buttons and eyes of the figure. For the nose, you can put a carrot in a glass, cutting a circle of small diameter in it, as shown in the photo, or make it out of cardboard.

How to make a cylinder headdress can also be seen in the figure. Cut out a rectangle and a circle from cardboard. The length of the larger side of the rectangle should be equal to the diameter of the circle. You will also need a rim for the cylinder, indicated in the figure as number 3. Cut out blanks from colored or white cardboard, painting them in the desired color. You can cut the same blanks onto fabric, cut them out and paste them onto cardboard. Now all the parts need to be glued together, as shown in the figure, and you can place the cylinder on the head of the New Year's snowman you created with your own hands.

There are many ideas for such creativity. As a result of the implementation of the following, the craft will turn out to be openwork and airy. Using this technique you can also make a new lampshade.

In addition to the materials listed, you will need:

• 5 balloons of different sizes, large for the body, smaller for the head, even smaller for the arms;
• white threads;
• PVA glue;
• brush;
• for eyes 2 black buttons;
• a little orange for the nose polymer clay;
• big needle.

The exciting process begins with inflating balloons. You can involve the whole family in this. Now you need to wrap each ball with threads. To prevent the balls from bursting, this is done carefully, without stretching the threads too much.

Now generously coat the windings of the balls with PVA glue. It should cover all sections of the thread well. Hang the balls by the ropes that tie them at the top and let them dry thoroughly. To do this, it is better to leave the blanks overnight, then your morning will start very happily, since now you need to burst all the balls with a needle. After that, remove them through the holes between the threads.

Now place the largest piece on the floor or some kind of base. Attach a slightly smaller ball to this large ball, and on top - a snowman's head made of threads. Glue its handles in the same way and let the pieces dry.

The finishing touches remain. A beautiful nose is made from polymer clay or cardboard. For the latter, it is cut out in the shape of a triangle, then one side is placed on the other and the joint is glued. Sew the button eyes in place, make a headdress as in the previous case, and the thread snowman is ready.

To make your polymer clay nose strong, mold it in the shape of a carrot, and then put it in boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Then the workpiece will become hard and at first glance it will be difficult to distinguish it from a real carrot.

Knitted snowman

With this figurine you can decorate a sweater, potholder, decorative pillow. The patterns clearly demonstrate how such knitted snowmen are created. This one shows that you will need eight colors of thread.

Color number:

1. - white;
2. - yellow;
3. - violet;
4. - red;
5. - blue;
6. - sea wave;
7. - blue;
8. - green.

If you don't have yarn of a certain shade, you can replace it with another. So, the character’s hat, scarf, and legs may be of a different color.

This knitted snowman is made using the stockinette stitch technique. That is, on the front side you will knit with facial loops, and on the reverse side with purl stitches.

To change the color to another, twist the thread of the desired shade with the one you finished knitting the last stitch with. Then the junction of different yarns will be invisible and done neatly.

A knitted snowman is created with knitting needles from the first loop of the bottom row. In the diagram it is the lower right corner. As you can see in the figure, 10 loops are knitted from right to left up to the number 20, and then another 7 loops with blue thread. Next, the snowman's leg begins. Twist the yellow and blue thread, knit 6 knit stitches with yellow. Also knit until the end of the row, but with blue yarn.

Turn the work inside out, knit 39 loops using blue yarn according to the pattern, then 8 with yellow yarn and the remaining 16 with blue yarn. In the same way, focusing on the snowman knitting pattern, create the entire fabric. It consists of 92 rows, and 60 loops are used horizontally. In the diagram, cell 1 is one loop.

When you need to finish knitting a piece of a certain color, cut and tie the end of the thread so that it does not unravel. When alternating colors, your threads should be on the wrong side.

To make the drawing look good, after completing the work, place it on the front side tied up snowman, place damp gauze or cloth on it and iron it with an iron. If your knit item uses a ribbed pattern, you do not need to iron it, otherwise it will stretch.

Snowman for kindergarten made from a plastic yogurt bottle

If your beloved child was asked to make such a New Year's attribute, use available materials for this. Even Small child will be able to make a toy using an empty Rastishka container.

A bottle snowman is easy to make; in addition to this, you will need:

• green corrugated paper;
• glue stick;
• scissors;
• soldering iron;
• a piece of red plasticine or cardboard of the same color.

Remove the label from the bottle. Fold a rectangular sheet of paper to make a narrow strip, start wrapping it around the neck of the bottle, not forgetting to shape the neck. This way you will simultaneously close the hole and make a snowman hat with your own hands.

Now use a soldering iron to make a hole in the bottle. If you are creating a craft with your child, take on this part of the work yourself. Meanwhile, let the baby roll a piece of plasticine in the shape of a snowman’s nose between his palms. Attach it to the resulting hole; you can also use a folded piece of colored paper or cardboard for the nose.

And today I want to show you many ideas for homemade snowmen. All of them can be made with your own hands from scrap materials. You might even be surprised what opportunities are hidden in ordinary socks and plastic cups.

The main thing is to do all the crafts with the children, this way you will create community in the family and unforgettable memories. Of course, not all crafts will be easy; there are some that will require accuracy and perseverance. But what will be the result!

ABOUT! Now let's do something very interesting! Specifically, let's make a cute snowman out of a sock. This is very simple craft, even a preschooler can handle it. Such a handsome man looks very neat and dignified. Basically, let's find a pair of white, blue or light blue socks with the toes and heels intact. And let's reserve 15 minutes of time.

Before I give you detailed master class, please find beads or pins for the eyes and nose, buttons, ribbons or other decor. I want the craft to turn out elegant.

And we will make such a handsome man.

Let's take:

• 1 sock,
• thermal gun or glue,
• scissors,
• pins,
• buttons,
• thread.

First of all, cut the sock in half.

We take the part that has two open ends. And we tie the thread on one side. This must be done from the wrong side.

Now we hide the knot inside, turning the sock outward, and pour rice inside.

You can use any large grain - peas, buckwheat, lentils, etc.

Now we need to make sure that the cereal does not spill out of the workpiece. Therefore, we tie the top of the sock tightly.

All that remains is to mark the place where the head will be. To do this, we tighten it with threads.

The preparation already resembles a craft. All we have to do is decorate it and put on a hat.

The cap can be fixed using hot glue. To do this, the second part of the sock needs to be folded up and put on the craft.

There is another very functional idea for a snowman made from a sock. Here it performs both a decorative and useful function.

Let's take:

• sock,
• hot glue,
• bottle,
• cotton wool or synthetic winterizer,
• threads, felt for a hat.

It is better to take a glass bottle rather than a plastic one. This way it will be more stable and will not fall under the weight of pencils or flowers.

So, the first thing you need to do is measure the height of the bottle and put it on your toe. All excess must be cut off from it.

Then apply a drop of hot glue from a hot glue gun to the bottom of the bottle and put the sock on the bottle. This is how we fixed the fabric and glass.

Now you need to make the craft soft and voluminous. To do this, place cotton wool or padding polyester in the space between the sock and the walls of the bottle.

We form the head with threads.

Tighten the edge of the sock at the neck. We also do this with threads. Then we designate the nose, eyes and mouth. The child can take markers for this purpose.

From felt we cut out a ring and a strip that is equal to the diameter of the inner part of the ring.

Glue the hat in place.

This craft can act as a pencil holder or a vase. Everything is to your taste.

Another similar master class on creating the popular snowman Olaf. The first scheme I described was taken as a basis.

From such crafts you can create entire compositions.

Beads, ribbons, braid, sequins and even pine cones are used for decoration.

And if you wish, you can sharpen up and move away from the templates.

This beauty will definitely deserve its place of honor under the tree.

How to make a craft from plastic cups, step-by-step instructions

Another popular idea for creating a snowman is from plastic cups. The craft is voluminous and resistant to rain, snow and winds. Therefore, it is often made to decorate the yard, street, or as a decoration for school.

Again, everything is quite simple and clear. However, it takes a lot of time, because you need to process a lot of cups.

Let's take:

• cups,
• stapler,
• cardboard,
• scotch.

So, you will need more than 200 cups. Stock up in advance. The circumference is up to you. The more you lay out the first circle, the wider the ball will be.

So, we lay out a circle from the cups. Then we use a stapler to fasten each piece to its neighbors.

We make subsequent rows in the same way, but reducing the number of glasses. Don’t forget to connect the rows with a stapler.

You need to make 2 balls. One is more, the other is less.

We connect them together so that the smaller piece is higher - this is the head.

Now we make the nose out of cardboard. To do this, roll it into a cone shape and cover it with tape. If this is an outdoor craft, then you need to completely cover all the cardboard.

We insert the nose into the glass and decorate the snowman with scarves, vests or hats.

But you can also make smaller toys out of cups. All you have to do is turn them upside down and decorate them beautifully.

What do you think of the idea? I think that all this is very simple, however, it greatly inspires the creation of such crafts.

DIY snowman for the New Year made of thread and glue

Children will also love the idea of ​​threads and PVA glue. Let's take the usual ones as a basis. air balloons. The technique is quite simple; we have already made crafts based on it before.

Let's take:

• threads,
• PVA glue,
• ball,
• paper.

We need to inflate the balloon to the size we need. Then we take out threads and PVA glue. It is better to take it in large jars. Now there are two options: You can wrap the threads around the ball, simultaneously coating each row with glue. Or you can use knitting needles to poke a hole in a tube of glue and thread a thread through it. This way it will immediately be saturated with the composition and easily stick to the ball.

Then we leave the ball to dry completely. After 6-12 hours, burst the rubber shell and carefully tear it off the threads. The result is a ball shape! We need at least two of these balls.

Now let's make carrots. To do this, roll the cardboard into a cone and wrap it with cling film. And according to the described scheme we wrap it with orange threads and glue. Dry it, take out the cone and peel off the polyethylene from the threads. All that remains is the decor.

You can combine entire compositions from such crafts.

Original volumetric paper snowman and other ideas

Now let's take paper and think about what can be made from it. And there are a great many ideas at once!

We will do several options. And first of all I want to show you this volumetric craft. The entire process of its creation is shown in detail in the photo.

Master class No. 1

You will need two A4 sheets to draw a snowman and a picture of trees. This is applied to different leaves to achieve a volume effect.

Then take two blue sheets of cardboard. One will act as the background, and the other as the front frame.

We also fold six sheets of A4 wide (short side) like an accordion. They will be the frame to which all the sheets are glued.

And now from complex to simple. A couple more master classes in the photo that kids can easily repeat.

Master class No. 2

Master class No. 3

Now the idea is more complex, but no less attractive.

Master class No. 4

You can make such a voluminous snowman using this pattern. The fold is made along the dotted lines. And the part is cut out along straight lines. The edges with “indents” are intended for gluing.

And here is the assembly diagram itself.

I think that all the kids will be delighted by the snowman on the window! There are many stencils and protrusions for cutting.

You can create entire compositions.

Like here, I will attach a template below. It is most convenient to glue such paper figures on toothpaste or paste. They are then easily washed off with water.

You can make many different pendants and garlands from paper, cardboard and felt.

It is convenient to connect them together with threads, wire or double-sided tape.

That's not all! Now we will find a use for paper towel and toilet paper rolls.

We draw eyes, carrots and mouths on them. Glue on the hats and scarves and enjoy such a quick and cute craft.

If desired, the bushings can be glued corrugated paper, colored sheets or fabric.

You can also make applications. To do this, take the drawings that I have given below and color them. Or we fill the voids with plasticine and colored sugar. For small children, you can take different cereals.

These are such cute ideas!

Master classes on cotton wool crafts

Our house is full of cotton wool. It somehow ceased to be used for its intended purpose with the advent of cotton pads. But it’s great for New Year’s crafts!

So, let's make a snowman from cotton wool, and below are ideas for creating one from cotton pads.

Let's take:

• cotton wool,
• kebab skewer,
• PVA glue,
• decor.

First of all, we form two balls of different sizes from cotton wool. We simply roll the fiber in our hands.

Now we need to prevent these balls from falling apart. To do this, coat them with PVA glue. And to keep them together, you can use skewers, wire, and a pencil. We stick it between the balls, stringing it. The excess part of the stick needs to be cut off.

What can you make from cotton pads?

Well, of course, a snowman! This is the first thing that comes to mind. After all, the shape of the discs allows you not to bother with cutting out even circles!

Make these hangings for your Christmas tree. They will perfectly replace Christmas decorations.

In combination with paper, you can create an entire application.

Did you like cotton wool as a material? Then let's implement such an idea!

Felt, paper and any decor stick perfectly to the discs. To prevent the edges from becoming fluffy, they can be sewn up with a decorative seam.

I think the kids will find something to do!

Crafts made from fabric and felt with patterns

And now, a whole section for needlewomen! We will look at what can be made from felt and fabric. Of course, this will require more time and perseverance than in the previous sections. However, the level of difficulty will be higher.

Master class No. 1. We are sewing a snow tower. I'll give you the pattern.

Master class No. 2. Let's sew Stuffed Toys. To do this, choose a fleecy soft fabric. White, gray or blue velvet is perfect.

Let's take:

• velvet,
• threads,
• needles,
• pin.

We take this pattern and transfer it first to a sheet of paper and then to the wrong side of the fabric.

To prevent the pieces from slipping off the fabric, pin them to both sides of the velvet. Trace the patterns and cut out several parts at once.

Now we sew all the blanks from the wrong side, leaving one edge unconnected.

Through it we turn each piece inside out and stuff it with cotton wool or other filler. Sew the edges and attach all the details.

Now let's turn our attention to the felt. We will need different shades of it. Of course, we will choose white as the main color.

Pattern No. 1. These beauties are quick to make. Use the pattern provided. Stuff a little filler inside to give the craft some volume.

You can make both voluminous and flat crafts from fabric and felt.

These flat hangers are very easy to make. The main thing is to sew the edges with a decorative seam.

Another cute idea that is easy to implement. Take two floral patterns of different sizes as a basis. And for the stick you can use a toothpick.

Master class No. 3. Felt snowmen.

More simple ideas for hanging Christmas trees. You can also make New Year's garlands from them.

Composition from different shades felt can also be flat. When parts are glued to each other using hot glue.

More pendant ideas.

Pattern No. 2. Bell.

Pattern No. 3. Snowmen with wings.

Using this pattern as a basis, you can make other crafts, such as this one.

Master class No. 4. Walking snowball.

Master class No. 5. Flat craft.

Master class No. 6. Christmas tree pendants.

Using this master class as a basis, you can make other forms of a snowman.

Pattern No. 4. Photo frame.

Pattern No. 5. Snowman in a hat.

Master class No. 6. Snowman in a scarf.

Pattern No. 7. Cheerful snowman.

Pattern No. 8. Snowman in mittens.

Let's rest a little and see what beautiful jewelry on the Christmas tree can be done in just 15-20 minutes.

Pattern No. 9. Snowman smile.

Pattern No. 10. Snowman Snowball.

Pattern No. 11. Snowman in mittens.

Pattern No. 11. A simple idea for kids.

Pattern No. 12. Crafts in a sleeveless vest and tie.

Now let's make the well-known snowman Olaf.

Master class No. 7

And for this we need fabric, filler, scissors and a needle.

We take felt or thick white and soft fabric.

1. We transfer all the patterns onto the fabric, folding it with the right sides inward.
2. We cut out the parts and sew them together, leaving one edge free. Turn them right side out.
3. We fill the blanks with filler.
4. We sew the edges and connect all the parts.
5. We mark the eyes, mouth and eyebrows.

A detailed diagram is shown in this manual.

This is the first pattern sheet for Olaf and his bride.

Second pattern sheet.

Master class No. 8. Gift bag.

Let's take:

• fabric or felt in three colors,
• buttons,
• scissors.

We will use this pattern.

We transfer it to the fabric. And cut out two parts. Trying on the buttons and details of the nose and mittens.

Sew or glue small pieces to one side of the white fabric.

We connect both sides by folding them right sides inward and sewing them together. Turn the bag inside out. If desired, insert an elastic band or lace at the top.

Our craftswomen have sewn so many beauties. Let's look at another small selection.

And they even depicted the hero of today’s article on the aprons!

For those who like to knit more, I have prepared a separate section.

Crocheted snowman (amigurumi) with pattern

The amigurimi technique is very popular among needlewomen. The simplest elements of crochet are taken there: double crochet and single crochet. This is done to create integrity.

Do you like this toy? Below is a knitting pattern!

For those who do cross stitch, you can use this pattern as a basis.

These snowmen are also made using a simple knitting technique.

Let's give you another one detailed diagram for these snowmen.

Flat crafts are made using single crochets. Each row increased by 1-2-3 loops from the center.

Knit with pleasure!

Ideas for crafts from pompoms for kindergarten

You can also make such a craft from pompoms for kindergarten. The child will understand the whole point very quickly. You need to take terry threads or yarn.

And here I am step-by-step master class. We will need two pompoms of different sizes. We connect them. To do this, you can use two options: 1. Tie them together at the ends, 2. shown below, when pom-poms are placed on a twig, wire or skewer.

We make pom-poms according to this drawing. Take two cardboard rings. We wrap them tightly with yarn. Then we open the edges. We insert the thread between the rings and tighten the ends.

The idea of ​​connecting pompoms onto a skewer.

Try to repeat the entire master class and make such a beauty.

Well, if you don’t have time at all, then at least such a cutie!

I think that crafts made from socks and pompoms are the simplest and easiest to make. And they can be taken as a basis when creating compositions for kindergarten and school.

DIY snowmen from scrap materials

We often have a lot of creative materials at hand. For example, you can use napkins for crafts.

Or regular plastic bottles and banks.

Even a simple plaque can be turned into a themed piece.

Of course, make a snowman out of plasticine.

But the pasta will make a whole composition. It is better to fasten the parts with hot glue.

Wooden pendant!

Idea with CDs. We have a lot lying around on the balcony, we need to put it to use.

Toy made of cardboard and threads. For more stylish design take the twine.

You can use snowman elements made from buttons to decorate cards.

Made from polystyrene foam and Christmas balls make a similar craft.

Someone even painted the stones. For this craft, only flat sea pebbles ground with water are suitable.

That's it, my dears! Today there are a lot of ideas, I think you will find something suitable for yourself. Good luck in your creativity!

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When it's too cold outside to make snowmen out of snow, it's time to stay inside to make, sew, or cut them out from scraps and even waste materials. Snowman crafts can be used to decorate your home, Christmas tree or table for the New Year, give as gifts to loved ones, bring to school/kindergarten for an exhibition, or simply be used for games. This material presents 7 master classes and 40 inspiring photo crafts for the little ones and older children.

Master class 1. Snowman made from a sock

Looking at these soft toys, it seems that they were sewn by skilled needlewomen, but in fact, every child can make the same snowman with their own hands in just 15 minutes from... a sock.

Materials:

1. White sock;
2. Filler – any small cereal or padding polyester/cotton wool;
3. Thick threads or thin rope;
4. Decoration materials:

• For eyes and nose: beads or pins with colored heads. You can also simply draw them with felt-tip pens or acrylic paints;
• Cloth: buttons;
• Scarf: a piece of colored material (can be cut from a colored sock) or ribbon;

1. Glue and thread with a needle to sew on buttons and a hat;
2. Scissors.

Step 1. Cut the sock into two parts as shown in the photo. The lower part of the sock (it should be without a heel) is the future hat, and the upper part is the body of the snowman.

Step 2. Take the top part of the sock and turn it inside out, then use a thread to tightly tie one end of the sock (preferably the heel part) and turn our workpiece right side out again. You will end up with something like a bag.

The slider below clearly shows the process of how to make a snowman's body from a sock.

Step 3. Fill the resulting bag with filler, for example, rice as in our master class. For convenience, you can pull the sock over a roll of tape (see photo).

Shape the snowman's body, then tie the top with thread and trim the ends.

Step 4: Now tie the thread around your neck. Hooray! The snowman is almost ready, all that remains is to decorate it.

Step 5. First, we’ll dress the figurine with a scarf and at the same time hide the thread around the neck. The scarf can be cut from any soft fabric, for example, from a colored sock or fleece. If the selected fabric does not crumble too much, you can cut fringe at the ends of the scarf.

Make a snowman hat from the remaining part of the sock.

Glue the buttons in the middle. If desired, they can be sewn on.

Step 6. Finally, make the eyes and nose of your snowman. To do this, you can simply stick pins, draw them with felt-tip pens, cut them out of felt, or sew on beads.

If you wish, you can make a whole family of snowmen using different materials and socks of different sizes and colors.

Here is a selection of photo ideas for decorating snowmen made with your own hands from socks.

Master class 2. Snowman made of cotton wool and cardboard

Children over one year old will surely love the idea of ​​making a snowman from cotton wool and cardboard. You will need very little help from adults. The famous Olaf was made in this project, but you can make the most ordinary snowman.

Materials:

• Cardboard;
• Scissors;
• Pencil;
• PVA glue;
• Cotton wool balls (or just cotton wool);
• White paper, black and orange marker;
• Small twigs (collect them on a walk, wash and wipe dry).

Instructions:

Step 1. First you need to draw a silhouette of a snowman consisting of three balls on cardboard. If you want to make Olaf, then copy him from a picture found on the Internet. You can tell the child that Olaf’s body consists of a large and a small ball, his legs are made of two small balls, and his head looks like an elongated diamond.

Step 2. Cut out the drawn figure.

Step 3. Pour PVA glue onto a piece of cardboard or saucer, pour cotton balls or regular cotton wool in front of the child. Next, you need to cover the entire figure with cotton wool according to the “dip-and-stick” pattern (you can say that). If you use regular cotton wool in a roll, then first you need to tear off a piece from it, then roll it up like a bun and only then glue it.

Step 4. Glue branch handles to the back of the cardboard. Don't forget to glue three branches to the head too.

Step 5. Now draw and cut out three small balls, paint them black and glue them onto the craft. Then draw, cut out and glue on the eyebrows, eyes, mouth and carrot nose. Olaf is ready! You can glue a loop to it and hang it on your door or tree.

By the way, if you have some disposable plates, you can glue them together and use them as a base for a craft.

And a snowman made of cotton wool can decorate wall panel or a postcard.

Master class 3. Snowman made of threads

The next craft idea is a snowman made of threads, which a child can make with his own hands with a little help from an adult.

Materials:

1. Balloons (2 pcs);
2. A skein of thick white thread (you can use latex or waxed thread, but it’s better to try to find just cotton thread);
3. PVA glue;
4. Hot glue gun;
5. Glue container;
6. Paints;
7. Scissors;
8. Scotch;
9. Decoration materials:

• Hands: branches;
• Eyes and mouth: black cardboard or black buttons;
• Nose: orange paper/cardboard or white paper and orange paint;
• Cloth: buttons;
• Scarf: a piece of colored material or ribbon;
• Top hat (optional): cardboard, printer and tape.

Step-by-step instructions on how to make a snowman from threads with your own hands:

Step 1: Inflate Balloons: one larger (torso), the other smaller (head).

Step 2. Connect the balls using tape.

Step 3. Place newspaper on the table to protect it from glue. Pour glue into a saucer, lower most of the thread into it, then proceed to randomly wrap the balls, starting from the neck. Remember that the thread should always be generously covered with glue. Don't try to wrap the snowman too tightly.

Step 4. When the entire figure is covered with threads, leave the glue to dry overnight or 24 hours.

Step 5. Now that the glue is completely dry, pierce the balls with a needle and carefully pull them out. If you are afraid to widen the hole between the threads, pull out the balls under the neck, because it will still be tied with a scarf.

Step 6. Cut out a small circle at the bottom of the figure. This is necessary so that the snowman can stand.

Step 7: Trim the branches to the desired length and glue them using a hot glue gun.

Step 7: If you want your snowman craft to have a top hat, print out the template below on cardstock, cut out all the pieces, and glue them together. The cylinder can then be decorated with ribbon.

Click to download the template

Step 8. Now the work remains small. Tie a scarf on the snowman, glue a couple of buttons. Then glue eyes and a smile cut out of black cardboard onto the face. Finally, roll the orange paper into a cone and glue it under the eyes. Voila, the “snowy” cutie is ready for the holidays!

Master class 4. Large snowman made of plastic cups

Do you want your home snowman to be as big as a real one, to be able to withstand even outdoors, and even glow from the inside? We suggest making a snowman with your own hands from plastic cups as in the following photos.

This craft is done quite easily and quickly. The main thing is to stock up on cups (about 400 pieces) and even more staples for the stapler. You can learn how to make a snowman from plastic cups with your own hands from this video.

Master class 5. Snowman made from toilet paper rolls

Rolls from toilet paper or paper towels are excellent blanks for New Year's snowman crafts. Wrap the sleeve in white paper or paint it white, then draw eyes and buttons on the belly with a felt-tip pen, glue on a nose and a scarf cut out of colored paper.

If desired, the snowmen can be insulated with scarves and hats cut from colorful socks

Pipe cleaners and felt were used to decorate these snowman crafts.

You can even make an Olaf out of a toilet paper roll!

Master class 6. Christmas tree decorations made from light bulbs

Another idea for making snowmen from waste materials is Christmas tree decorations made from incandescent light bulbs. True, you need to work with them as carefully as possible and only with the help of an adult. But made with your own hands New Year's snowmen will be able to decorate the Christmas tree more than once.

Santa Claus and reindeer will make excellent company for the snowman

Materials:

• Light bulbs;
• Rope, ribbon, thread or thin wire (for a loop);
• Acrylic paints and brush or PVA glue and white/silver glitter;
• Materials for decoration: fabric for a scarf/hat, ribbons, buttons;
• Hot glue gun (needed for attaching branch handles);
• Branches (if desired).

Instructions:

Step 1. Paint the light bulb in 2-3 layers of white paint or cover the lamp with PVA glue and sprinkle generously with glitter as shown in the photo below.

Step 2. Wrap the base with rope/wire and make a loop.

Step 3. Glue the twig handles using hot glue.

Step 4. Paint the eyes and mouth with black paint. Draw the nose in orange or glue a carrot made of felt, fabric or paper in its place.

Step 5. The metal base of the light bulb can be painted black, as if it were a hat, left unpainted so that it resembles a bucket, or put a cap on it.

Step 6. Cut a scarf from a piece of fabric, tie it and, if necessary, secure it with glue. Draw or glue a couple of buttons on the stomach.

Master class 7. Springy paper snowman

And finally, we suggest making a snowman simply from colored paper. If you make a lot of these crafts and hang them on a ribbon, you will get a beautiful New Year's garland.

Materials:

• Two sheets of white paper (regular office paper) paper will do, although a thicker one will work best).
• Paper of other colors (for the nose, scarf and outfit).
• Black marker.
• Glue, scissors.
• Optional: paper cupcake tin, glitter, buttons.

Step 1. Cut the paper into strips in two lengths, for example, cut one sheet of paper across and the other along the length.

Step 2. Now collect the strips into a ball, fixing it with glue.

Step 3. Draw or glue all the details: eyes, nose, buttons. Cut a long strip of colored paper and make a scarf. You can also use a paper cupcake liner as a hat.

Step 4. If you want the snowman to be able to stand, then glue a coin or small stone to the bottom of it.